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After Midnight - Black Phoenix #1

Re-edited, revised edition October 2013

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February 27, 2013

Mid Week PIC Me Up

Hello Hotness! You are SO going in my next book. Detective Michael Atwood, is that yo...

February 22, 2013

Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Jana Richards:  Birthday? November 5 Favorite color? Depends on my mood, but usually blue. Favorite animal? Dog, especially my Pub/Terrier cross Lou. Siblings? One older brother. Favorite drink? Coffee in the mornings, wine in the evenings. If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Orange. Favorite author? Suzanne Brockman. Favorite dish? Lasagna. Ice cream flavor? Chocolate Favorite Season? ...

February 20, 2013

Mid Week PIC Me Up

Welcome to the debut of a new blog feature I call Mid Week PIC Me Up. Today's PIC is dedicated to my friend, Lisa, who is a huge Jensen Ackels fan. ENJOY! ...

February 15, 2013

Character Quickie: Isabeau Montgomery

Since today's author had to reschedule, I thought I would share something new. I 'borrowed' this post from my group blog, Off the Keyboard, because character quickie's were a spin off of the Friday Quickies I do here. And, they're just so much fun! Oh, and don't forget ~ today is the last day to get AFTER MIDNIGHT for the sale price of $0.99 20 quickie facts about Isabeau Montgomery:  Birthday? September 23 Favorite color? Brick Red Nickname?...

February 10, 2013

Characters Revealed: Noah Clark

CONTEST IS CLOSED AND WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THANK YOU!  Have I ever mentioned how much I love and appreciate you all? In celebration of After Midnight doing so well on Barnes and Noble and Amazon right now, I'm going to do a reader giveaway. But first, I want to give you all a look at Noah Clark: hero of After Midnight.  NOTE: this is a re-post, but with so many talking about Noah, I thought I would bring it back for you all. Enjoy!...

February 8, 2013

Reblog, Retweet & Share to WIN!

Great News! My publisher has decided to extend the sale of After Midnight to February 15th!So I've decided to extend the contest. ~*~  After Midnight is On Sale!  It’s official, my award winning contemporary romance, After Midnight, is on sale for the super low price of 99 cents! So, I’m celebrating with a re-blog, re-tweet and share to win celebration! What can you win???  $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM BARNES and NOBLE or AMAZON (winners...

Friday Quickie

25 quickie facts about Sharon Clare:  Birthday? May 28 Favorite color? Red Favorite animal? Border collie Siblings? 2 brothers Favorite drink? Cafe mocha with peppermint hot chocolate. If you were a jelly bean flavor, what flavor would you be? Very cherry Favorite author? Harlan Coben Favorite dish? Pad Thai Ice cream flavor? Laura Secord’s french crisp Favorite Season? Summer Plotter or pantser? Plotter Hobbies? Gardening Dream...

February 7, 2013

Virtual Book Tour: Byzantine Gold by Chris Karlsen

Welcome to the Goddess Fish Virtual Book Tour for Byzantine Gold by Chris Karlsen! Chris will award one randomly drawn commenter at every stop an ebook copy of Golden Chariot, and one randomly drawn commenter will be awarded a $50 Amazon gift card during the tour. SO make sure after you check out her book, you leave a comment for Chris! A sunken warship from the Byzantine Era carrying an unusual cargo of gold has been found off the coast...

February 6, 2013

Thank You, Ames!

I little something from my dear friend, Amy Lillard.  Isn't it wonderful? This one is fabulous, too!   What do you think? Do you love them as much as I do? ...

February 2, 2013

Choosing Titles

A lot of writers begin a story without a title in mind. They flesh out the characters, envelop themselves deep within the story, and never think about the title until a) one comes to them naturally while writing the book, or b) they are forced to think of one because they can’t submit without the title. Not so with me. You see, I can’t lose myself in a story if it’s untitled. I can connect with the characters and flesh out their lives, but I can’t...

February 1, 2013

Guest Blog: That First Blank Page . . .by Nancy Gideon

That first blank page... I love those movies about writers that show the character staring at a blank screen, watching the cursor blink in a beckoning manner as if to say, C’mon, show me what you got?   Working a forty hour week outside my home office, I don’t have time to stare at a blank page. When I sit down at the keyboard, I need to know I have something to say. Perhaps that’s why it takes me soooo long to start a new book. That...